The Roommate
2,000 colleges. 8 million roommates. Which one will you get?
When Sara, a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city.Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca, is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes.
- Worldwide
- $53M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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When Sara, a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca, is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two become close, but when Sara begins to branch out and make more friends on campus, Rebecca becomes resentful. Alarmed, Sara moves in with her new boyfriend, causing Rebecca's behavior to take a violent turn.
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Box Office & Release
The Roommate returned 3.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $16M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $53M
- Release date
- Feb 4, 2011
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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